Schools in Reach

Merton school finances

14 of 56 schools in Merton were in deficit in their latest return, with combined deficits of £5.1m. 3 more are heading that way.

Schools in deficit
14
Combined deficits
£5.1m
Heading for deficit
3
Reserves held by the rest
£16.7m

Share of Merton's council-run schools in deficit, by year

0%10%20%30%2018-19: 7 of 47 schools (14.9%)2018-192019-20: 8 of 47 schools (17.0%)2019-202020-21: 5 of 47 schools (10.6%)2020-212021-22: 10 of 47 schools (21.3%)2021-222022-23: 14 of 47 schools (29.8%)2022-232023-24: 11 of 47 schools (23.4%)2023-242024-25: 13 of 45 schools (28.9%)2024-252025-26: 14 of 45 schools (31.1%)2025-2631.1%

Council-run schools only, so years compare like with like; academies report differently and are in the table below.

Back in the black

Schools that were in deficit in an earlier year and are now healthy:

Every school, worst first

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SchoolStatusReserve% of incomeYears overspendingPupils since first year
In deficit
-£1.7m
-19%
—
+27%
In deficit
-£1.7m
-15%
3
+16%
In deficit
-£359k
-10%
6
-46%
In deficit
-£221k
-7%
8
-28%
In deficit
-£202k
-12%
3
-54%
In deficit
-£199k
-4%
4
-4%
In deficit
-£138k
-4%
2
-8%
In deficit
-£137k
-5%
2
+9%
In deficit
-£119k
-4%
—
-39%
In deficit
-£114k
-5%
1
-47%
In deficit
-£105k
-5%
—
-27%
In deficit
-£49k
-3%
1
+3%
In deficit
-£45k
-2%
5
+0%
In deficit
-£28k
-1%
1
-10%
Heading for deficit
£18k
1%
3
+16%
Heading for deficit
£34k
1%
3
-2%
Heading for deficit
£297k
7%
4
-20%
Tight
£267
0%
—
+38%
Tight
£4k
0%
1
-32%
Tight
£36k
1%
—
-37%
Tight
£54k
2%
—
-26%
Tight
£57k
2%
—
+1%
Tight
£79k
3%
2
-4%
Tight
£95k
3%
—
-0%
Tight
£154k
1%
—
+11%
Tight
£267k
3%
—
+19%
Healthy
£40k
4%
—
-18%
Healthy
£61k
4%
—
-17%
Healthy
£135k
6%
1
-5%
Healthy
£160k
5%
—
-21%
Healthy
£270k
8%
1
-22%
Healthy
£385k
8%
—
+11%
Large reserves
£164k
8%
1
-11%
Large reserves
£197k
12%
—
-15%
Large reserves
£222k
8%
2
-23%

Check at source: DfE benchmarking page for Merton · Merton admissions and catchments